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TAMPA, Fla. – Seraphim Space announced the 11 startups that have joined the 14th round of its networking and mentoring accelerator program, which it said Oct. 7 has helped companies raise more than $540 million since 2018. The cohort comprises a diverse mix of early-stage space companies ranging from satellite broadband to orbital robotics and,
It won't be long before the conversation about space travel turns to the impact on the human body. Our bodies have evolved to exist on Earth with a constant 1G force acting on them, but in orbit, suddenly that force is apparently missing. The impact of this is well known; Loss of muscle mass and
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket sits on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) ahead of the planned launch of Cert-2 on October 4, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance is preparing for its final planned test flight of its new Vulcan rocket in the early dawn hours of Friday. The
WASHINGTON — Defense Innovation Unit issued a call for industry proposals on advanced spacecraft propulsion technology, specifically focusing on electrospray thrusters. Electrospray thrusters, which generate thrust by accelerating charged particles, promise high fuel efficiency and precise control. The Department of Defense's interest in electrospray propellants reflects the need for more Versatile, fuel-efficient spacecraftespecially as the
Written by: Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – October 1, 2024 – Space Foundationa nonprofit organization founded in 1983 that provides education, collaboration and information for the global space ecosystem, today announced two additions to its Government Relations team: Patrick Massacre as director of the national security government relations space and, Mariah Sumner
The Space Traffic Coordination System, or TraCSS, will ultimately take over the Department of Defense's civilian space traffic coordination work. (credit: Office of Space Commerce) by Jeff FoustMonday, September 30, 2024 A new era in space traffic coordination began Monday morning with all the pomp and circumstance of… a press release. “TraCSS represents a modern
In about five billion years, our Sun will exit its main sequence phase and enter its red giant phase. At this point, the Sun will expand and consume the planets of the inner Solar System, including Mercury and Venus. What will become of Earth when this happens has been a topic of debate for many
Return to article list NASA researchers have discovered how columns of material erupt on the surface of the Red Planet every spring. In the south polar region of Mars, spider-shaped formations form that expand carbon dioxide gas. This image was taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Each spring, as the winter
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket made the one-third mile trip from its Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late this morning. Monday, September 30, 2024. The rocket The second Fly ULA certification mission will be launched no earlier than Friday, October 4. Image:
WASHINGTON – The US Space Force has awarded a $25.3 million contract to defense technology startup Anduril Industries. Under the agreement announced on September 27, Anduril will improve the communication and data integration systems of the Space Surveillance Network. The SSN, first implemented in the late 1950s, is a global sensor network that includes conventional
